newbie to mac programing questiong....

hkbaqhkbaq
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in macOS edited January 2014
hi



i want to build nice looking apps like rapidweaver for my engineering courses and was wondering where to start.....



i have had one c++ course a couple of years back but in windows....and am currently reading "learn c in the mac" form spiderworks...link here:



http://www.spiderworks.com/books/learncmac.php



where do you guys recomend i go after this?



i read something a big nerd ranch course for cocoa programming....it's expensive 3.5k but i am sure it's worth it...



has anyone done that course or have any other recomendations on wehre to go from here



thanks a lot



jtarud

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    dave k.dave k. Posts: 1,306member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by hkbaq

    hi



    i want to build nice looking apps like rapidweaver for my engineering courses and was wondering where to start.....



    i have had one c++ course a couple of years back but in windows....and am currently reading "learn c in the mac" form spiderworks...link here:



    http://www.spiderworks.com/books/learncmac.php



    where do you guys recomend i go after this?



    i read something a big nerd ranch course for cocoa programming....it's expensive 3.5k but i am sure it's worth it...



    has anyone done that course or have any other recomendations on wehre to go from here



    thanks a lot



    jtarud





    I have always preferred REALbasic found here:



    http://www.realsoftware.com



    Much easier to program "on the side" with REALbasic (IMHO).



    Dave
  • Reply 2 of 5
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    The questions you need to ask yourself before jumping in are:



    Are you looking to write apps for your own use? For others? Learn how to program the Mac specifically? Learn how to program computers in general? Become a professional programmer?



    The answers to these will radically alter which approach you should take.
  • Reply 3 of 5
    grad studentgrad student Posts: 184member
    3.5K is a lot of cash, but if you want to get going quick, perhaps its worth it, maybe. I would just read the book you have, do the exercises if there are any, otherwise, just recode the examples. read apple's docs, download sample code from apple, and read it until you understand it. then try your hand at your own programs. One amazing aspect of programming is that anyone can learn it alone with the right books, the web, and the appropriate tools.



    good luck.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    thepianoguythepianoguy Posts: 35member
    I would recommend "Programming in Objective-C" by Stephen Kochan.

    Then

    "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X" 2nd edition by Aaron Hillegass (The head of Big Nerd Ranch) to get a feel for Cocoa.

    Cocoa Programming by Scott Anguish et al covers a ton of material but some things are a little out of date (no coverage of bindings for example since it hadn't been introduced yet).

    Great resource

    http://www.cocoadevcentral.com/
  • Reply 5 of 5
    hkbaqhkbaq Posts: 58member
    thanks all for your help....



    the website is very good.....reading a tuttorial as we speak



    and the books sound great....



    you guys are right....the course is way to much for now.....



    i was already having a headache trying to think where to get that kind of cash from
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